The Strand Archive

This programme is no longer on-air, listen to our archive of available episodes online. The Strand brings you news and reviews from the best in arts, culture and entertainment.

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*** This programme is no longer on-air, but please listen to our archive of available episodes online ***

The Strand is a daily 18 minute programme highlighting the best of what's going in the arts. Wide-ranging and with eclectic interests, The Strand reflects the artistic response to the BBC's news agenda. Presented by Harriett Gilbert and friends, it features discussions, reviews, big-name interviews and location reports as well as live studio performances and Hollywood, Bollywood gossip.

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Interview with film director Danny Boyle

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The Arts Hour
Music, TV, books, film and the arts – everything that's new in global culture.
Edosa Ogiugo on Nigerian Art

Nigerian artist Edosa Ogiugo on the challenges facing artists in the country.
Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate performing Lady from the album Faya

Joe Driscoll and Sekou Kouyate perform live in The Strand studio.
Konstantin von Eggert talks about the Bolshoi Ballet's current scandals.

The Russian cultural commentator Konstantin Von Eggert tells us more.
Performance by Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer

Anaïs Mitchell and Jefferson Hamer perform in The Strand studio

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Realism in Rawiya: Tanya Habjouqa's Images
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
Yinka Shonibare MBE
Ice Age art: arrival of the modern mind

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